Like many children are wont to do, these kids’ minds re-invent temptation in the form of a human-sized cat who carries out the children’s own fantasies, getting into more trouble as time goes on. This story tells of such a day, told from the children’s own perspective. A quick cover-up usually wasn’t enough to camouflage the mischief done in her absence. Whether it was dumping the contents of Mum’s pantry into a bowl to make a “cake” or cutting their favourite doll’s hair in the latest ‘do, children’s fun was short-lived when Mum rounded the corner, headed for home. More often than not, children discovered that their freedom was short-lived, and their wisdom level was not quite ready for adulthood. To children home alone, one or two hours seemed to stretch into a day. Children lived for these brief periods of freedom-the promise of adulthood beckoning to them from behind a corner. Seuss’ classic first came out, American mothers would often leave younger children at home for an hour or two while they dashed off to the corner store to pick up a few groceries. What kid wouldn’t wish that a mischievous creature would come into their dreary day with the promise of fun? What kid hasn’t discovered that such promised fun rarely turns out well-especially when a stranger is involved?ĭuring the late 1950s, when Dr. In The Cat in the Hat, Seuss creates a fantasy about a couple of bored children, left home alone for an hour or so on a rainy day, a setting that all kids can relate to.
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